One day in 1983, the troubled American composer Julius Eastman presented his ex-boyfriend with a rolled-up score 鈥� that of his Symphony No. 2. The music, which wasn鈥檛 seen again or performed until 2018, tells of their love and its disintegration in an orchestral language all of its own 鈥� part drone piece, part thematic symphony. The 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska follows this remarkable work with Gustav Mahler鈥檚 songs on love, loneliness and withdrawal, sung by the inimitable Jamie Barton, and Sibelius鈥檚 most awe-inspiring symphony, the Fifth 鈥� his testament to nature鈥檚 capacity to embolden and console.

Broadcast live on 成人快手 Radio 3

Image: Dalia Stasevska 漏 Veikko Ka虉hko虉nen